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[ANCHOR=Jean]

Police find a bunker with quite a stash in Washington state- you may remember the man arrested- Mikhail Sharov has made news here before.
A 24 year old Halifax County woman is found murdered.
Plus one Local Nascar fan has a chance to win a million bucks this weekend.
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[Talent=Jean]

News 7 is next.

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Investigators are looking for several suspects tonight in the apparent shooting death of a young Halifax County woman.
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[Halifax-Shooting]

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The body of 24-year old Shelly Marie Jackson was found outside a South Boston suburb.
Shannon Young reports.
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[SUPER=01-Jeff Oakes/Halifax Co. Sheriff; :22 QUICK!!!]
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((Members of South Boston Police and the Halifax County Sheriff's Office were acting on a tip when they discovered the body of Shelly Jackson shortly before noon Wednesday morning.
The 24-year old had been missing since Monday night.
Authorities say they had to head south on Tuesday before returning to their own backyard to find the crime scene.
[SOT 4:41:12-4:41:21]
[IN Q=Her car was found in Reedsville, North Carolina...]
((SHERIFF D. J. OAKES/HALIFAX COUNTY: HER CAR WAS FOUND IN REIDSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA YESTERDAY MORNING, EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WE HAD TO PERSUE LEADS IN REEDSVILLE THINKING THAT SHE MIGHT BE THERE.))
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[OUT Q=thinking that she might be there.]
Oakes says Jackson's car sported mud consistant with that of the wooded area just off Wildflower Drive where Jackson's body was found.
He says he suspects she was shot.
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[IN Q=You can't tell...]
((SHERIFF OAKES: YOU CAN'T TELL. SHE'S BEEN HERE A COUPLE DAYS AND THERE'S SOME DECOMPOSITION.))
[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
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((SHERIFF OAKES: I WOULD SUSPECT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GUNSHOT WOUND BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT.))
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[OUT Q=but I don't know that.]
There are several suspects in the case.
One, Kenneth Hodges, was taken into custody on an unrelated matter this afternoon.
Hodges lives not far from the crime scene.
And Oakes says that's not the only fact that could tie him to Jackson's murder.
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[IN Q=He and the deceased had...]
((SHERIFF OAKES: HE AND THE DECEASED HAD, NOT A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, BUT A RELATIONSHIP THAT WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE HE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS CRIME.))
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[OUT Q=involved in this crime.]
Hodges was expected to be indicted on what Oakes believes are drug charges next week.
The victim was also facing narcotics related charges.
Shannon Young, News 7, Halifax Co.))

[Roanoke-Shooting]

A Roanoke man is off the hook for a deadly shooting in May.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/May]

Police say 62-year old Paul McCoy admitted shooting a man who barged into his Aspen Street home on May 17th.
Police say Daryll Wayne Waller threatened McCoy and a woman who was living inside McCoy's house.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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McCoy shot Waller once in the stomach... he later died.
Prosecutors believe McCoy acted on the belief that he and the woman were in immediate danger and that criminal charges are not justified.

[Sharov]

Police in Washington State find what they call a disturbing stash in the bunker of a man- diagrams of power plants and potentially explosive materials.
That man is from Blacksburg. Mikhail Sharov made news here in years past.
More on Sharov's local ties in a moment- but first, Alison Starling has more on the bunker in Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Alison Starling/KIRO Television; :00]
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[SUPER=01-Capt. John Green/Aberdeen, WA Police Department; :46]
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[OUT Q=nothing to do with it.]

[Background-Sharov]

Sharov is no stranger to the spotlight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 2000;]

In August, 2000, he was reported missing and then found safe at Roanoke Regional Airport after hiking there from Blacksburg.
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/January 2001 QUICK!!!;]

Authorities mounted another search in early 2001.
That's when he was seen leaving Blacksburg for Fort Bragg North Carolina.
He never arrived for military duty and was listed as AWOL.
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[Missing-Girl]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Investigators took the unusual step today of exhuming the body of Michael Short.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape;]
The Henry County man and his wife were found shot to death in their Oak Level home last month.
Their nine-year old daughter was also taken from the house and remains missing.
This morning-- officials removed Short's body from Henry Memorial Park to gather additional forensic evidence.
His body was then taken to the medical examiners office in Roanoke.
Also today-- helicopters searched the Northern area of Henry County and the southern tip of Franklin County... again looking for additional evidence.
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[Franklin-Schools]

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Some Franklin County elementary students will be sitting at a different desk tomorrow.
Because of smoke damage at Henry Elementary-- students will be bused to another location tomorrow.
Officials say "pre-k through second grade" students will be transported from Henry Elementary to (Son-tag) Sontag.. while third through fifth grade students will be bused to Ferrum Elementary.
At the end of the day-- the students will then be bused back to Henry Elementary.

[Race-Contestant]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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NASCAR fans are generally loyal to one particular driver.
For a Roanoke man it's Dale Earnhardt Junior-- but with a million dollars on the line that allegiance could quickly change.
[***NEWS 7 @ GRAPHIC***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Teresa /Pulpit;]
Teresa Hamilton is here now with this NO Bull story...
Jean, this summer Tommy Medley found out he'd won tickets to this Saturday's race in Richmond--
[LIVE= Teresa /FULL Pulpit]
[SUPER=@Teresa1;]
But more importantly-- this father of four learned he'd also won a chance at a million dollars.
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((I DIDN'T HAVE IT WHEN I WENT AND IF I COME BACK WITHOUT IT, I'LL BE JUST AS HAPPY.))
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[out q= just as happy.]
Tommy Medley is hoping Saturday night's NASCAR race in Richmond will make he and his family millionaires.
Last November-- his wife entered his name into the Winston "No Bull Five" sweepstakes.
Several months later-- the phone rang notifying the family their entry was one of several selected.
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((I DIDN'T THINK WE HAD A CHANCE TO WIN IT BECAUSE WE DON'T EVER WIN ANYTHING.))
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[out q= don't ever win anything.]
Before this Saturday's race-- Tommy and the other contestants will be matched up with one of five NASCAR drivers.
If the driver he's paired with should cruise into victory lane-- then Tommy and his wife Rita will claim the million dollar prize.
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[IN Q= ALL THE ]
((RITA MEDLEY: ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, IT'S ONCE IN A LIFETIME, IT'S BEEN GREAT, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN.))
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[OUT Q= SO MUCH FUN.]
Tommy is a Dale Earnhardt Junior fan--
But this Saturday-- he's hoping to be paired with Rusty Wallace.
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((BECAUSE HIS TRACK RECORD AT RICHMOND IS REAL GOOD HE'S A GREAT SHORT TRACK RACER AND I'VE ALWAYS LIKED RUSTY PERSONALLY BECAUSE HE WAS GREAT FRIENDS WITH DALE EARNHARDT.))
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[out q= with dale earnhardt.]))
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[LIVE= Teresa /FULL Pulpit]
If the Medleys win-- they do have a few plans.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Teresa /Pulpit;]
They plan to pay off their new house-- maybe buy a new vehicle and put the rest in the bank.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up on News 7-
David Westerfield cries in court today- as his two children testify on his behalf. We'll have that story-
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[VO-NAT]

Plus the latest on the fight for the crown in North Carolina..
Wait til you hear what's happening now-
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[Sports-preview]

[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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President Bush is launching a new campaign to win support for a new war against Iraq.
He started today with the leaders of Congress .. and in the days ahead, he will focus on U.S. allies overseas .. the United Nations.. and the American public.
Now C-B-S News has EXCLUSIVE details on how it all began .. the push by the President for another war with Saddam Hussein.
CBS News has learned the idea of targeting Iraq goes directly back to .. September Eleventh .. and that the key decision-maker was Donald Rumsfeld.
Aleen Sirgany reports.
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((AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT BUSH KICKED OFF HIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAQ.
BUT IT WAS HIS DEFENSE SECRETARY WHO FIRST STARTED THINKING ABOUT AN ATTACK ON IRAQ -- BARELY FIVE HOURS AFTER A HIJACKED PLANE HIT THE PENTAGON.
CBS NEWS HAS REVIEWED NOTES TAKEN BY DONALD RUMSFELD'S AIDES ... WHICH SHOW EXACTLY HOW THE PATH TO WAR BEGAN.
AT 9:53 AM, JUST 15 MINUTES AFTER THE PLANE STRUCK THE PENTAGON, THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY -- WHICH MONITORS COMMUNICATIONS WORLDWIDE -- INTERCEPTED A PHONE CALL FROM ONE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S OPERATIVES IN AFGHANISTAN ... TO A PHONE NUMBER IN THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA.
THE CALLER SAID HE HAD "HEARD GOOD NEWS" AND THAT ANOTHER TARGET WAS STILL TO COME.
IT WAS AT THAT VERY MOMENT ... THAT ANOTHER AIRLINER WAS HEADED TO WASHINGTON. IT EVENTUALLY CRASHED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
AT 12:05 PM, SECRETARY RUMSFELD LEARNED ABOUT THE INTERCEPTED CONVERSATION. BUT HE FELT IT WAS VAGUE ... AND HAD NO GOOD BASIS FOR HANGING HAT. IN OTHER WORDS, NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY MILITARY ACTION
AGAINST BIN LADEN.
BUT LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THE CIA REPORTED THAT THREE OF THE HIJACKERS WERE SUSPECTED AL-QAIDA OPERATIVES.
ARMED WITH THAT INTELLIGENCE, RUMSFELD ORDERED THE MILITARY TO BEGIN WORKING ON STRIKE PLANS AND AT 2:40 ...
THE NOTES QUOTE HIM AS SAYING HE WANTED "BEST INFO FAST. JUDGE WHETHER GOOD ENOUGH TO HIT S.H." -- MEANING SADDAM HUSSEIN. -- AT THE SAME TIME.
NOT ONLY UBL." -- THE INITIALS USED TO IDENTIFY OSAMA BIN LADEN.
SINCE THAT TIME, THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE LINKING SADDAM HUSSEIN TO THE 9-11 ATTACKS.
BUT PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT HUSSEIN IS DEVELOPING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ... AND HE'S DETERMINED TO MAKE THAT CASE IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

[Westerfield]

A jury that convicted David Westerfield of kidnapping and killing Danielle VAn Dan- must now decide whether he should live or die for the crime.
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Several witnesses addressed the court on Westerfield's behalf- including his 19 year old son and 21 year old daughter.
They cried as they remembered the good times with dad.
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((DOES IT MATTER TO YOU WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM??? YES.))
((LISA WESTERFIELD: DO YOU STILL LOVE YOUR DAD? YES. DO YOU MISS HIM? SOBBING YES.))
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The judge would not allow the children to be seen on Camera.
Westerfield cried in court as his daughter spoke.
Jurors have already heard from several witnesses who testified against Westerfield including Danielle Van Dam's parents.
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[Miss-NC]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The battle over the beauty queen crown in North Carolina is getting even more complicated- as the first runner up now files suit.
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[SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC]

A North Carolina judge ruled today that Rebekah Revels should keep her crown- she stepped down after a former boyfriend said he had topless photos of her.
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((REBEKAH REVELS/MISS NORTH CAROLINA: I FEEL WONDERFUL. I FEEL ELATED. THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.))
[SUPER=01-Rebekah Revels/Miss North Carolina;]
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[OUT Q=day of my life.]
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[VO-NAT 16]

But after today's ruling- the runner up filed a lawsuit asking that she be declared the winner.
Misty Clymer had assumed the title in July when Revels stepped down.
Today in court- Revels said she did not consent to the photos her then-boyfriend took.
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[SOT 15:28:57]
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((REBEKAH REVELS/MISS NORTH CAROLINA: I TOLD .... OF ME.))
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[OUT Q=OF ME.]
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[VO-NAT 13 PAD]

It's not clear if today's ruling means Revels will be allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant later this month.
There's a hearing tomorrow in a separate lawsuit filed by Revels against the Miss America pageant.
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[Trigon-Carilion]

A dispute between the Carilion Medical Group and Trigon will leave some patients looking for a new doctor, or another insurance plan.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]

The move affects 9 to 12-thousand patients at Carilion group practices in southwest Virginia.
As of January first, their physicians will no longer be part of the Trigon Healthkeepers network.
Carilion says the problem centered on access to primary care physicians.
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[IN Q=The new product]
((HUGH THORNHILL/CARILION MEDICAL GROUP ADMINISTRATOR: THE NEW PRODUCT THAT THEY ADDED TAKES AWAY ANY INCENTIVE OR NEED FOR THE PATIENT TO HAVE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AFFILIATION WITHIN AN HMO AND FUNDAMENTALLY WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THAT BEING A REAL HMO PRODUCT.))
[SUPER=01-Hugh Thornhill/Carilion Medical Group]
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[OUT Q=real HMO product.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Trigon says its goal in the negotiations with Carilion was to provide a product that patients and doctors needed and had requested. And Trigon says it believes its proposal had met Carilion's requirements.
Both sides say they are open to more negotiations.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=jja]
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Regis bugged Kelly to have another baby- and apparently she listened. We'll explain.
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[VO-NAT]

And when one school said no weapons it meant it... so will the mascot be able to bring the musket in?
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[Ripa]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Another baby on the way for Kelly Ripa-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-"Live with Regis & Kelly";]

The Star of Live with Regis and Kelly- announced that she's pregnant with her third child.
She told Philbin that she's having another baby because he kept bugging her to on the show. She says this one will probably' be her last.
Ripa is due in February. Ripa says she doesn't care if it's a boy or a girl because she already has one of each.
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[Water-Restrictions]

Meanwhile county firefighters are still adjusting to the new restrictions..
In fact, the Governor's orders are posted in fire houses.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
The rules are the same as for residents ... volunteers and career firefighters can not wash fire trucks or water lawns.
But Roanoke's County's chief says doing their job is no different...
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[SOT 15:26:13]
[IN Q=BUSINESS]
((RICK BURCH/ROANOKE CO. FIRE CHIEF; BUSINESS IS AS NORMAL THE WATER FLOW WATER CAPABILITY IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS IS STILL VERY ADEQUATE AND SHOULD NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM FOR EMERGENCIES FOR FIREFIGHTING PURPOSES.))
[SUPER=01-Rick Burch/Roanoke Co. Fire Chief;]
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[OUT Q=for firefighting purposes.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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One exception for washing fire trucks involves contamination.
If firefighters ride through a dangerous material, like diesel fuel, they're permitted to wash the trucks.

[S-Extra]

We will check out Rick Mast charity golf tournament, the Express honors Terrence Tootoo, and we will hear from Marshall on Virginia Tech
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Greenville, SC;]

But first our extra point. Free Safety Keith Lyle has signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers. Although Lyle trained with the Atlanta Falcons at the team's training camp, his big move to the West Coast forced the Chargers to release their current safety: Jason Perry. Lyle will be reunited with coach Marty Schottenheimer, who he played for in Washington last season.
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The Thundering Herd went on a stampeded against Appalachian State, wining 52-17, but Marshall knows it will face a much stiffer defense against Tech.
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[S-Cavs]

The Virginia Cavaliers are now preparing for yet another top 25 team in South Carolina. The 22nd ranked Gamecocks take on the Wahoos Saturday in Charlottesville.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Colorado State vs. Virginia; :00]
Kwakou Robinson is one of 10 to 12 freshman AL Groh has thrown to the fire and the young guys chalk up a rough OH and 2 start to experience.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kwakou Robinson/UVa Freshman Defensive End; :00]
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[OUT Q=......perfect my skills"]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tallahassee, FL;]

The Wahoos hope to avoid an OH and 3 start and feel the past two games will help.
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[SUPER=01-Matt Schaub/UVa Quarterback; :00]
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[OUT Q=.....fall in to place"]

[S-Tootoo]

The Roanoke Express held a Memorial Prayer service last night for Terrence Tootoo, the player who died last week.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

About a thousand fans came out to the Roanoke Civic Center to pay their respects to Terrence and celebrate his 22 years of life. A 20 foot cloth was laid out for fans to sign their names and offer words of encouragement and remorse for the tragedy. There was a collage of pictures of the center.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Perry Florio/Express Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=......happy right now"]
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[VO-NAT]

Fans were also touched by Tootoo's life. He was the biggest community contributor on the team and touched the lives of many children.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mary Ellen Branistanu/Express Fan; :]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=.....really cool"]
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[S-Tony]

He's talented and he's proven he also has a temper at times. Tony Stewart also helped raise money for charity at Mast's golf tournament today. Stewart is only 162 points out of first place in the Winston Cup points battle.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]

[Madison-Musket]

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When the West Virginia team mascot goes to games- he brings his musket that fires black-powder. But one University said no AT FIRST-
Now it's reconsidered.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV]
Officials from the University of Wisconsin at Madison had banned the antique musket from the stadium -- telling W-V-U
it would not be allowed at Saturday's football game.
They said it violated the school's "no weapons" policy.
Wisconsin-Madison now reports that it's changed its stance - and welcomes the mascot along with his musket.
Officials have not said what brought the change of heart.
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